Felix Van Eyken, Secretary General of Eurovent association, throws light on the key issues facing the HVACR industry.

Posted: February 1, 2017

Over the years, Germany has avowedly placed ample emphasis on continuously ramping up on building performance to meet stringent domestic regulations and the expectations of a customer base that accepts only ‘zero per cent margin for error’. Today, with the Gulf region beckoning greater energy efficiency and healthier air in the building performance sector, the European country’s HVAC businesses feel they have it in them to offer potent solutions. A Climate Control Middle East exclusive report…

Posted: November 23, 2016

The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought-processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? In September, Climate Control Middle East published the first part of the report, where the focus was on the MEP consultancy industry. In this, the concluding part, the spotlight is on the MEP contracting industry… 

Posted: October 30, 2016

Sustainability has become a catalyst for innovation in the HVACR sector in the Scandinavian region. We bring you the report.

Posted: September 26, 2016

The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? Climate Control Middle East brings you a two-part state-of-the-industry report, with the focus on the MEP consultancy and MEP contracting sectors. At the same time, the narrative includes aspects related to building owners and the role of policymakers and planners in influencing best practices. Here, we bring you the first part of the report, where the focus is on the MEP consultancy sector…

Posted: September 22, 2016

Company will leverage Ayla’s IoT technology to develop connected HVAC products and tap into new geographic markets

Posted: August 24, 2016

Krakow in Poland becomes host city for the Eurovent Summit from September 27 to 30, 2016. Key decision-makers in the field of indoor climate, process cooling and food chain will gather in Krakow to think ‘Beyond HVACR’. Climate Control Middle East speaks to Alex Rasmussen, President; Felix Van Eyken, Secretary General and Morten Schmelzer, International Director, from the Eurovent association, to learn more about the event, the association and key issues of relevance to the sector…

Posted: August 18, 2016

Company says new Liebert SRC mini-split system can be monitored remotely through building management systems (BMS)

Posted: August 16, 2016

Company says that it aims to revitalise the IoT market by launching products specifically for smart homes

Posted: August 1, 2016

According to a report by Lux Research, developers of innovative sensors cornered nearly 80% of the investment due to demand from the Internet of Things.

Posted: July 21, 2016